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Signs and wonders in Britain's age of revolution : a sourcebook /

Signs and Wonders in Britain's Age of Revolution is an original collection of primary sources from the era encompassing the political, religious and social tumult of the English Civil War. With a focus on Britain in the seventeenth century and covering topics such as astrology, scurrilous pamph...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fehler, Timothy G. (Editor), Hartman, Abigail J. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2019]
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649 > Sources.
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 > Sources.
Curiosities and wonders > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Warning-pieces
  • Prelude to war: fore-runners of destruction
  • Civil war: these troublesome and distracted times
  • Cavaliers and roundheads: the divells agents still
  • Christian astrology: amongst the celestial hieroglyphicks
  • Sectarians and recusants: "recant" those dangerous errors
  • The removal of the king: innocent blood calls for vengeance.